Kean (play)
Kean, ou Désordre et génie is an 1836 play by the French writer Alexandre Dumas.
It is based on the life of the British stage actor Edmund Kean.
It premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés with Frédérick Lemaître in the title role.
Jean-Paul Sartre made his own version of play in 1954.
Adaptations
It has been adapted into films several times includingKean, a 1921 silent German filmA Stage Romance, a 1922 American filmKean, a 1924 silent French filmKean, a 1940 Italian filmKean, a 1956 Italian filmA 1961 stage musical Kean was also based on the work.